The Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) Immigration Unit at New Islamabad International Airport detained seven passengers attempting to travel to Italy using fake resident cards.
An agent allegedly facilitating their journey was also arrested on the premises.
According to officials, the incident occurred during the briefing for flight J2144 bound for Baku, Azerbaijan.
Six passengers from various parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Rawalpindi, along with their facilitator, Muhammad Haroon, approached the immigration counter.
Upon inspection, their travel documents were found to be counterfeit.
The detained passengers were identified as Muhammad Sher, Salman Khan, Muhammad Haris Khan, Waliullah, Ehtesham Sharafat, and Sameenullah.
During initial questioning, they were unable to explain the purpose of their trip to Baku.
Authorities later discovered that all seven individuals were related and had been provided with fake Italian resident cards by an agent named Shakirullah, who was also present at the airport.
An FIA team conducted a raid inside the concourse hall and arrested Shakirullah. During searches, counterfeit Italian resident cards and Turkish visas were recovered from the passengers.
Muhammad Haroon had arranged the Azeri and Turkish visas, intending for the group to use them as a stepping stone to enter Europe.
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